Mr. RICHARDSON (Observer for the European Community) said that the European Union was often accused of being the main obstacle to progress in the Doha round of trade talks because of the trade-distorting effects of its agricultural subsidies, but it had listened to and acted upon international criticism, and had cut the link between subsidies and agricultural production, despite fierce opposition from agricultural interests.
El Sr. RICHARDSON (Observador de la Comunidad Europea) dice que se suele acusar a la Unión Europea de ser el principal obstáculo para el progreso en la ronda de conversaciones sobre comercio de Doha debido a la distorsión que causan en el comercio sus subvenciones agrícolas.